Soldiers, ranchers, miners and tourists have carved the history of Marathon, Texas as deep as the Rio Grande, with tales as tall as the mountains of Big Bend. Originally settled by Solomon and Mayer Halff, the brothers shared 1 million acres between San Antonio and Ft. Stockton.

Soldiers, ranchers, miners and tourists have carved the history of Marathon, Texas as deep as the Rio Grande, with tales as tall as the mountains of Big Bend. Originally settled by Solomon and Mayer Halff, the brothers shared 1 million acres between San Antonio and Ft. Stockton.

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! Well, not tigers and bears, but mountain lions do live in West Texas. As you look out the window of the train, try to see if you can spot any wildlife. Here the tracks pass through habitat of a wide variety of plants and animals.

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! Well, not tigers and bears, but mountain lions do live in West Texas. As you look out the window of the train, try to see if you can spot any wildlife. Here the tracks pass through habitat of a wide variety of plants and animals.

In West Texas there is a town a called Alpine, nestled in the mountains at an elevation of almost a mile. It is the center of the ranching industry for the West Texas region known as the Big Bend Country, and home to Sul Ross State University, one of the smallest state-supported schools in Texas.

In West Texas there is a town a called Alpine, nestled in the mountains at an elevation of almost a mile. It is the center of the ranching industry for the West Texas region known as the Big Bend Country, and home to Sul Ross State University, one of the smallest state-supported schools in Texas.